Are Facebook Hashtags influential? V3 Integrated Marketing presents a great piece on the value of Facebook’s invention.

Witness the launch of LinkedIn sponsored feed ads! The aimClear blog gives the scoop on these ad units that are easy to use, give real-time analytics, and much more.

Local Optimization

All businesses must master local SEO in order to make any sort of dent in their local market. Tej SolPro writes about the basics of Local SEO in this interesting read.

Thoughts, predictions, and conclusions from the local SEO experts themselves are here for the taking. In this must read, Moz releases the 2013 Local Search ranking factors.

Brands need a local voice to keep tabs on the action and trends happening on the ground floor. StreetFightMag releases an interview with Jamie Tedford, Chief Executive of Brand Networks.

Email Marketing

Mike Trow advises beginners in the email game on lifting their email response rates. Email examples and tips in this article will prove beneficial for your business.

Pinpointing exactly how to improve your email conversions is a tough job for any marketer. Thankfully there are experts with the knowledge and experience to steer business owners in the right path. Search Engine People takes care of everything you need to know.

Sometimes learning what skills to avoid with email marketing is the proper way to successful networking. MarcEnsign shares a great post using an example email to teardown.

Content Marketing

Can your business tell interesting stories? Well, in the next five years, Shane says this skill will be one of the only certainties that sets enterprises apart from the competition.

Good ideas aren’t pulled out of thin air. Quality ideas are brainstormed, planned, and generated quickly and efficiently. Think Traffic walks you through the process of exposing top notch content.

Where are the best places to find and distribute content? Buffer knows the answer. Read Belle Beth Cooper’s post to find some of the best kept secret content on the web.

Reputation Management

Never underestimate the vast importance of guest blogging. Scan though this well-thought out infographic from the Guestcrew.

The market is overcrowded, and consumers’ voices are becoming more audible. Now more than ever, businesses need to prioritize and ensure they keep customers happy. Alex de Coning highlights five crucial steps to appropriately managing your online reputation.